G/TBT/N/USA/1201/Add.2  
 
27 April 2022  
(22-3331) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  27 April 2022, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States of America . 
 
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Title:  Safety Standard for Baby Changing Products  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[ ] Comment period changed - date:   
[ ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[X] Notified measure published - date: 26 April 2022  
[X] Notified measure enters into force - date: 31 July 2022; The rule is effective on 31 July 
2022, unless CPSC receives a significant adverse comment by 26 May 2022. If CPSC 
receives such a comment, it will publish a notification in the Federal Register, 
withdrawing this direct final rule before its effective date. The incorporation by reference 
of the publication listed in this rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register 
as of 31 July 2022.  
[X] Text of final measure available from1:  
https:// www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-04-26/html/2022 -08804.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-04-26/pdf/2022 -08804.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/USA/final_measure/22_3073_00_
e.pdf 
[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:   
[ ] Content or scope of notified measure changed  and text available from1:  
New deadline for comments (if applicable):   
[ ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
[ ] Other:  
 
Description:  TITLE: Safety Standard for Baby Changing Products  
AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission  
ACTION: Direct final rule  
SUMMARY: In June 2018, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) 
published a consumer product safety standard for baby changing products under section 104 of the 
 
1 This information can be provided by including a website address, a pdf attachment, or other 
information on where the text of the final /modified  measure and/or interpretive guidance can be obtained.  G/TBT/N/USA/1201/Add.2  
 
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  Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA). The  standard incorporated by reference 
the 2018 ASTM International (ASTM) voluntary standard for baby changing products that was in 
effect at the time. The CPSIA sets forth a process for updating mandatory standards for durable 
infant or toddler products that  are based on a voluntary standard, when a voluntary standards 
organization revises the standard. Consistent with the CPSIA update process, this direct final rule 
updates the mandatory standard for baby changing products to incorporate by reference ASTM's 
2021 version of the voluntary standard.  
DATES: The rule is effective on 31 July 2022, unless CPSC receives a significant adverse comment 
by 26 May 2022. If CPSC receives such a comment, it will publish a notification in the Federal 
Register, withdrawing th is direct final rule before its effective date. The incorporation by reference 
of the publication listed in this rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of 31 July 
2022.  
This direct final rule and previous actions notified under the sym bol G/TBT/N/USA/1201  are identified 
by Docket Number CPSC -2016-0023. The Docket Folder is available from Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/CPSC -2016-0023/document  and provides access to primary 
and supporting documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible from 
Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number. WTO Members and their stakeholders are asked 
to submit comments to the USA TBT Enquiry Point  by or before 4pm Eastern Time  on 26 May 2022. 
Comments received by the USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and their stak eholders will 
be shared with the regulator and will also be submitted to the Docket  on Regulations.gov if received 
within the comment period.  
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